Torbay

Current MP

Steve Darling

Liberal Democrat

Efficiency 6.7/102 years as MP

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Election history

Most-signed petitions in Torbay

Petitions ranked by how many people in this constituency signed them.

• Do not introduce Digital ID cards6,135 local · 2,984,191 total
• Call a General Election5,920 local · 3,084,713 total
• Call an immediate general election2,149 local · 1,059,229 total
• Introduce offshore detention/mass deportation for illegal migrants1,469 local · 720,772 total
• Stop financial and other support for asylum seekers942 local · 427,447 total
• Repeal the Online Safety Act938 local · 550,136 total
• Ban immediately the use of dogs in scientific and regulatory procedures679 local · 257,938 total
• Raise the income tax personal allowance from £12,570 to £20,000 613 local · 281,794 total
• Mandatory collection and publication of certain child sexual offender data549 local · 260,974 total
• Close the borders! Suspend ALL immigration for 5 years!544 local · 229,772 total
• Protect Northern Ireland Veterans from Prosecutions510 local · 209,956 total
• Dissolve Parliament and call a General Election now!498 local · 221,477 total
• Shut the migrant hotels down now and deport illegal migrants housed there490 local · 257,442 total
• Keep 5-Year ILR and Restrict Access to Benefits for New ILR Holders475 local · 244,450 total
• Make all court and tribunal transcripts available free of charge450 local · 203,824 total
• Review possible penalties for social media posts, including the use of prison414 local · 191,591 total
• Ban anyone convicted of terrorism offences from standing for public office406 local · 203,445 total
• Extend free bus travel for people over 60 in England405 local · 101,204 total
• Introduce a compensation scheme for WASPI women400 local · 161,788 total
• Remove power to cancel local government elections 378 local · 154,829 total

About Torbay

Torbay is one of 650 UK parliamentary constituencies that each elect a single Member of Parliament to the House of Commons under the first-past-the-post system. It sits in England and has a registered electorate of 76,185 voters. Boundary reviews run on a regular cycle via the Boundary Commission — the current map was redrawn for the 2024 general election.